War idioms in Spanish have nourished our language throughout history. During the last decades, Europe has lived a period of peace that is threatened by the latest tensions between Russia and Ukraine. However, Spain’s history [...]
Idioms with body parts are many in Spanish. Idiomatic expressions are usually made up of words that refer to the objects around us. Therefore, the parts of our body are a fantastic source of colloquial [...]
Ordering in a restaurant is one of the most common situations for tourists. Moreover, if that tourist is also a student of Spanish, he or she can take advantage of the opportunity to practice. However, [...]
The verb tocar in Spanish, according to the Dictionary of Royal Spanish Academy, it is defined as “to exercise the sense of touch”. That is, the action by which we perceive external sensations through the [...]
Idioms with proper nouns are a resource in the colloquial register that keep mysterious secrets for speakers. Both native speakers and students wonder what is the true identity behind Pedro, Rita, María Morena or Tato. [...]
Homophone words in Spanish are terms that are pronounced the same as others; however, they are spelled differently and have different meanings. This linguistic phenomenon is actually a subclass of homonyms. Homonymous words are words [...]
The origin of the word azar is very unsuspected and curious. There are many words in Spanish that are related to the concept of luck: suerte, fortuna, ventura, sino, destino, fatalidad, casualidad… In addition, there [...]
The word rollo in Spanish is one of the most polysemic words in the colloquial and informal register. There are many idiomatic expressions that use this word. But what is the original meaning of this [...]
Spanish Idioms with ‘cuenta’ are plentiful. According to RAE, it is a polysemic term with which we can designate the action of numbering things, a mathematical operation, the deposit of money in a bank, the [...]
